Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manneristic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-ner-is-tic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.

Example Sentences

"[H]e seemed to gesticulate a good deal with his arm and showed a tic-like or manneristic tendency to adjust his spectacles every two or three minutes."

Etymology

From manner + -istic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: manner

Inflected Forms

more manneristic (comparative) most manneristic (superlative)

Derived Forms

manneristically

Questions

What does manneristic mean?: Relating to, or exhibiting, mannerisms.
Where does manneristic come from?: From manner + -istic.

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